Chris Hook vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Hook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Luis Tiant

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Luis Tiant

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Luis Tiant

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50